Section 175

Proceedings under this Chapter are civil proceedings for the purposes of— section 11 of the Civil Evidence Act 1968 (convictions admissible as evidence in civil proceedings); section 10 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1968 (corresponding provision in Scotland); section 7 of the Civil Evidence Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c.36 (N.I.)) (corresponding provision in Northern Ireland). In proceedings under this Chapter any finding by a court in civil proceedings that a person has engaged in infringing conduct— is admissible as evidence that the conduct has occurred; unless the contrary is proved, is sufficient evidence that the conduct has occurred. But subsection (2) does not apply to any finding— which has been reversed on appeal; which has been varied on appeal so as to negate it. For the purposes of subsection (2), a person engages in “infringing conduct” if— the person has engaged in a commercial practice that constitutes a relevant infringement, or the person is an accessory to such a practice.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30